Notre Dame players, Tony the Tiger visit kids in local hospitals
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Notre Dame football players, the Sun Bowl Princess Court and Tony the Tiger visited Providence Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
They brought with them smiles, laughs and lifted spirits at the hospital.
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They visited with pediatric patients “in need of a whole lot of cheer,” according to a short news release sent out by The Hospitals of Providence.
Patients and families were greeted with “encouragement and lots of Fighting Irish swag from footballs to Notre Dame bears to cheer poms to help lift everyone’s spirits,” according to the news release.
Tony the Tiger and Notre Dame football players also visited the Las Palmas Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units to meet with families and patients.
Later in the evening, Notre Dame and Oregon State players also went to TopGolf as part of a fun event and fundraiser for the El Paso Rotary Club. They also attended the bowl game’s gift suite at the stadium.
Notre Dame will be taking on Oregon State in the 90th annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl at noon on Friday, Dec. 29.
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